"Oh, to light up the computer?" The hope in The Spouse's voice is hard to miss. I can still hear him laughing himself to sleep at his own joke. A pleasant bone of contention between us on account of the time I spend on it, blogging has brought me much joy, masked a few blues, and given me quite a few highs.

Much of what I want to say is here, in my first anniversary post. Thanks to all you folks - readers, fellow bloggers, family, friends, commenters, lurkers. (Won't you de-lurk just this once at least? Just for thrills, c'mon, be nice to the birthday girl! I especially would like to know who visits my blog regularly with searches for "Chef/Indian puking" and "Malayali Chechi Kerala".) A special thanks to all those bloggers who have deemed this blog/blogger worthy of an award/a mention, I truly appreciate them even if I haven't been able to put them up here.

45 comments:

Sra...what a fun and an awesome blog you have here...a plesure to come by and read and also a pleasure to know you a bit more on a personal level...and puhleese...do not listen to the spouse on this one...let the candles be virtual. Waiting for the third birthday write-up now...

Happy 2nd b'day to you...oh sorry to your blog! I just love to read your write ups. Keep up the good work dear Sra! Wish you many more b'days....oops, wish your blog many more b'days (of course for you too!).

Dear, dear Sra, heartiest congrats on your second blogversary! This space is such an endearing one to visit...it does make me smile...have enjoyed every bit :-)...wishing you many more years of blogging ahead :-)

heheh..can't believe your have become older...heheh..oops I meant the blog dear....:)..you have created such a wonderful place here..that even when I meet in person, keep thinking I am talking to the blog persona...:D

Sra, eagerly lap up "nuggets of wisdom" you offer up on your blog about life in general. On my last visit to India the "Snake" shops immediately brought you to my mind. We still only eat snakes during tea time at you our house ;)

Congrats! especially love the humor which lightens the mood whenever I stop by.

Rajitha, thank you, thank you. I'm looking foward to the third year now!Nags, thanks.Rachel, of course, you're more authentic :-) Thanks.Musical, thank you very much.Uma, thank you so much!Kalyn, thank you very much!Lavi, thank you very much, let's see how long I can run it!Cham, I'm glad you think so, thank you.Kaykat, yep, it's been a lot of fun. Thanks.Mamatha, hey, thank you.Sunita, thanks for all those nice words.Jayashree, funnily enough, those were the only two things I found funny, the others were rather prosaic.Lakshmi, The Spouse is still thrilled to bits at his own wit! He just read your comment and grinned with pleasure - at his own wit! Thanks.Indo, thanks a lot for that generous compliment. Jyothsna, wow! What a nice thing to say, thank you.Vidya, believe me, this post is all I've been thinking of for the last couple of days, and i couldn't come up with anything.Bhagyashri, thank you very much.Paz, thank you so much.

Congratulations Sra.. uhmm i mean your blog too.. Its a pleasure reading your posts..I just happened to stumble by your blog and believe me its really interesting.. May you have many more years of blogging.. Cheers,Uj

Belated b'day wishes Sra! This blog is so near to my heart and I am one among the long-term readers (from 2006 :))! And just a joke, why shouldn't u award somebody who had iven u the most no. of comments ? just kidding! And long live this lovely blog!

Happy Blog Birthday Wishes, Sra. And here are two virtual candles from me(ii).Didn't know its been two years. I just discovered your corner a while ago, but have enjoyed every bit of it since.Here's wishing you many more birthdays here.

Shn, Thanks. Kerala Aunty story? LOL! That's new to me, and I just Googled it, with dubious results. ;)Miri, how are you? Thanks.Sig, thanks. Looks like whoever's searching for whatever is missing his way and stumbling on to us!Uj, welcome, and thank you.Kalai, thank you so much!Raaga, no, I never doubted it would be anything but long-term, as long as things are in my hands. Thanks.Ni, thanks. Award for the most frequent commenter? Now, what would that tell the world about ME? That I'm desperate? Even if I was, I wouldn't like it to be known. LOL!Kitchen Flavours, thanks.Aparna, thank you, thank you. It's two fun-filled years, yeah. Coffee, I am honoured, thanks.Susan, thanks a lot, that's a nice thing to say. Cynthia, thanks, from one young thing to another! :)Laavanya, thank you, I shall certainly strive.Ramya, thank you, am fine.Shankari, that's really nice to know, thanks.

Jaya, I hope so too :) Thanks.Priti, thank you very much.Nidhi, yeah, that's a cool widget. Thanks.Sia, I wondered too, LOL! Thanks.Cynic, thank you, thank you.Siri, thankyouthankyouthankyou.Bee, I must confess I've often been mistaken for one ...